ASB Classic day four results: Quarter-finals as underdogs bounce top seeds out

All the results from day four of the men’s ASB Classic at Stanley Street.

Next up

5:25pm: Jakub Menšík v Nuno Borges on centre court.

Bergs goes through

5:15pm: 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 and the Belgian takes it out on centre court over the Spaniard.

4:58pm: Bergs is up 4-2 in the deciding third set.

Belgian backlash

4:33pm: 6-2 to Berg and now we’re tied up at a set apiece on centre court.

4:19pm: Bergs hits back and is up 4-2 in the second set.

3:55pm: And Carballés makes no mistake in cleaning up the rest of the set 6-1.

Spaniard goes ahead early

3:40pm: Carballés is up 3-1 in the first set on centre court over Bergs.

Next up

3:10pm: Roberto Carballés Baena against Zizou Bergs.

Frenchman advances to the semis

3:00pm 6-3, 6-1 and Monfils has waltzed into the semifinals - to more raucous cheers from the crowd.

2:49pm: Monfils takes a 4-1 lead in the second set and is looking to close out the match.

Monfils takes the first

2:18pm: The Frenchman breaks Diaz and takes the first set 6-3.

Next up

1:48pm: Crowd favourite Gael Monfils has taken the court against Argentina’s Facundo Diaz.

Both players have won their first service game, at 1-1 in the opening set.

Nishesh Basavareddy defeats Alex Michelsen, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4

1:22pm: Michelsen holds serve to make it 6-4 to Basavareddy, but the teen will now have the chance to take the match.

He gets to 30-0 up, before his compatriot makes it 30-15. Basavareddy wins the next point, and gets to 40-15, and has two match points up his sleeve.

He’ll only need one! The 19-year-old is the first player through to the semifinals!

Basavareddy on the brink

1:14pm: It’s all going with serve at the moment, but Basavareddy takes a 5-3 lead in the final set.

That leaves Michelsen with his back to the wall if he’s to avoid a quarter-final exit.

Basavareddy takes the second

12:56pm: The teenager levels it up. He then breaks Michelsen early in the third to go 3-1 up.

We could be about to lose another seed.

Another break

12:28pm: The teenager holds a 4-1 lead in the second set, and will now serve to make it 5-1.

What a turnaround!

Basavareddy breaks back

12:19pm: The teen sensation isn’t going to roll over! Basavareddy breaks serve to open the second set, and then holds for a 2-0 lead.

Michelsen takes the first set

12:14pm: Too easy for the eighth seed, he holds serve and wins it 6-2.

Michelsen takes control

11:58am: And just like that, Michelsen breaks serve, and then holds at the other end to take a 4-1 lead in the first set.

What can the 19-year-old come back with?

Even start

11:51am: It’s going with serve at the moment.

Michelsen holds a 2-1 lead early in the opening set.

Good morning

11:00am: After a huge day for the underdogs, with the top four men’s seeds knocked out, it’s all to play for in the quarter-finals.

19-year-old Nishesh Basavareddy takes on eighth seed Alex Michelsen after getting past the defending champion Alejandro Tabilo on Wednesday.

Later, crowd-favourite Gael Monfils goes up against Facundo Diaz Acosta on centre court.

Order of play- Thursday, 09 January, 2025

Centre Court - start 11:30

[8] Alex Michelsen (USA) vs [Q] Nishesh Basavareddy (USA)

Gael Monfils (FRA) vs [LL] Facundo Diaz Acosta (ARG)

Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) vs [Q] Zizou Bergs (BEL)

Not Before 18:30

[1] Ben Shelton (USA) or Jakub Mensik (CZE) vs Mariano Navone (ARG) or [7] Nuno Borges (POR)

[1] Nikola Mektic (CRO) / Michael Venus (NZL) vs [Alt] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) / Sergio Martos Gornes (ESP)

Grandstand - start 13:30

Christian Harrison (USA) / Rajeev Ram (USA) vs [4] Sadio Doumbia (FRA) / Fabien Reboul (FRA)

[3] Julian Cash (GBR) / Lloyd Glasspool (GBR) or [WC] Kiranpal Pannu (NZL) / Ajeet Rai (NZL) vs Yuki Bhambri (IND) / Albano Olivetti (FRA)